Despite being a botany student in recent times my interest in birds and butterflies of Sikkim is developing and I am sure there are people around who despite little knowledge like me do follow them. Ornithology as it is generally termed means a study of birds and the person studying ornithology is called an ornithologist. I found a checklist of birds of Sikkim compiled by Sumit K Jain (2008) while surfing the internet which I would like to share with my readers. Hope my readers love to know them. BIRDS OF SIKKIM Lerwa lerwa Snow Partridge Tetraogallus tibetanus Tibetan Snowcock Perdix hodgsoniae Tibetan Partridge Coturnix coturnix Common Quail Turnix sylvatica Small Buttonquail Turnix tanki Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix suscitator Barred Buttonquail Arborophila torqueola Hill Partridge Arborophila rufogularis Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila mandellii Chestnut-breasted Partridge Ithaginis cruentus (Blood Pheasant) Tragopan s...
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